How to run/include batch file in installshield setup

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I have created setup using installshield and everything is work file. Now I have one batch file and want to run with setup. I know we can create custom action and I have already created custom action for run powershell script and it is working fine.

Can anyone help/guide me for using which custom action I can execute the batch file.

Also I want to run MySQL script from installshield setup, so Please help me regarding that.

Thanks
Rajesh

What I have tried:

I have tried to create different custom action but I don't know exactly which custom action is used for execute the batch file.

Posted 27-Nov-17 9:41am

Rajesh Pandya

Updated 28-Nov-17 2:36am

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Jochen Arndt · Answer 1 · 2017-11-28T02:10:00

The batch file has to be started in a new command shell. So the custom action is the cmd.exe executable with the batch file as argument:

[SystemFolder]\cmd.exe /c full_path_of_batch_file

Similar can be used for MySQL scripts where mysql.exe must be also started via cmd.exe to allow input redirection:

[SystemFolder]\cmd.exe /c "full_path_of_mysql.exe < full_path_of_sql_script"

Or just put the script execution into another batch file if you know the pathes in advance.

Can be all found by web research:
execute .BAT file in installshield - Stack Overflow[^]
InstallShield 2014, Custom Actions and executing sql files into MySQL - Stack Overflow[^]